rooted (for)

verb

past tense of root (for)
as in approved

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  1. approved
  2. endorsed
  3. recommended
  4. commended
  5. favored
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  • Today, the compounds remain the main ingredients in hundreds of products on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s list of disinfectants approved to combat SARS-CoV-2.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Woodstock Planning Commission partially approved a proposal for the Ansley Park mobile home community property on Thursday.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
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  • Starry, who was elected sheriff in 2018 and again in 2022, has endorsed Mueller for sheriff.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
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  • In light of these issues, the commission recommended against fracking in the southern Tampico-Misantla basin, but redirected fracking to basins that contain saltwater rather than freshwater aquifers.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Eyes on vaccine timing, ingredients The executive order would pare down the number of vaccines that are recommended for all children from 18 to 11; the rest would be available based on a recommendation from a healthcare provider.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of recommended
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  • Chambers commended the officers who were in the area and responded quickly.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of commended
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  • Voting ends Tuesday in Wisconsin and recent polls show Hong favored to win.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement But the test favored Claude by selecting cases where a researcher had already stumbled.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
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